Korea Code

Editor's Columns

First-person notes from the editor on why this site exists, decisions we make, and what hosting foreign friends in Korea actually taught us.

Chansoo Yang

Editor & Founder

Korean local who has hosted 100+ foreign friends across the country. Builds Korea Code from years of trip-planning notes — every guide is reviewed against official Korea Tourism Organization data before publication.

About the editor

  1. Editor's Column

    Why I Removed Every K-Pop Guide From This Site

    I deleted 119 region-theme guides in one afternoon. Here is what I found when I actually opened them — and why I decided accuracy mattered more than catalog size.

    4 min read6/10/2026